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Western Kentucky

USA · 2023 Season · Final

Struggling +
Record
8–5
0.615 Win %
Conference
4th
5–3 in USA

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
20
2007–2026
All-Time Record
130–117
0.526 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#9
2015
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 0 · Top 10: 1 · Top 25: 2
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 17 seasons · 1 Top 10

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Western Kentucky head-to-head · History & Eras

2023 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 4South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA)H2HIND AAC7–6W 41–24
3Week 3 · Sep 10HOUSTON CHRISTIANUnranked—W 52–22
4Week 4 · Sep 17Ohio State (OHIO STATE)H2HB1011–2L 10–63
5Week 5 · Sep 24Troy (TROY)H2HSUN11–3L 24–27
6Week 6 · Oct 1Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE)H2HUSA4–8W 31–10
7Week 7 · Oct 8Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)H2HUSA3–9W 35–28
9Week 9 · Oct 22Jacksonville State (JACKSONVILLE STATE)H2HUSA9–4L 17–20
10Week 10 · Oct 29Liberty (LIBERTY)H2HUSA13–1L 29–42
11Week 11 · Nov 5UTEPH2HUSA3–9W 21–13
12Week 12 · Nov 12New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)H2HUSA10–5L 29–38
13Week 13 · Nov 19Sam Houston (SAM HOUSTON)H2HUSA3–9W 28–23
14Week 14 · Nov 26Florida International (FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL)H2HUSA4–8W 41–28
2Post-Season Week 2 · Dec 18Old Dominion (OLD DOMINION)H2HSUN6–7W 38–35

Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.

Rating Tier Spectrum
2.708
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+15
-15+30
  • South Florida +7
  • Old Dominion +6
  • Middle Tennessee +4
  • Florida International +4
  • Louisiana Tech +3
  • UTEP +3
  • Sam Houston +3
  • Liberty -1
  • Ohio State -2
  • Troy -3
  • Jacksonville State -4
  • New Mexico State -5

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #56Better than 60%
Win % Place 42ndBetter than 70%

0.615 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#55Post-Season W1#54Post-Season W2#54Post-Season W3#56Post-Season W4#56Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+17
+30
-53
-3
+21
+7
-3
-13
+8
-9
+5
+13
+3

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#1172018#382019#832020#382021#522022

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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